1920 Najaf surrendered to
British in 1920 Revolt
(Musings
On Iraq book review of Reclaiming
Iraq, The 1920 Revolution and the Founding of the Modern State)
1928 Shiite sheikhs issued statement about conscription
saying only the Shiites would be drafted as Kurds
and western tribes would never
allow it meaning Shiites would make all the sacrifices
1940 Ger Amb to Turkey told Fin
Min Shawkat Germany supported Arabs but gave no specific
promises or
support
(Musings
On Iraq book review Rashid Ali
al-Gailani, The Nationalist Movement in Iraq 1939-1941)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Persian Gulf
Command, A History of the Second World War In Iran and Iraq)
(Musings
On Iraq book review The Role of the
Military In Politics, A case study of Iraq to 1941)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Iraq And Syria
1941, The Politics and Strategy of the Second World War)
1980 Pres Carter called on Iraq
to withdraw from Iran Carter was trying to get US hostages held by Tehran
released
1980 Iraqi forces attempted to
attack Abadan from behind but failed Iranian counterattack in Andimeshk
forced Iraqi
retreat
1984 Iranian Op Al Fajr 7 began
to recapture Mehran Iran Discovered by Iraqi intelligence
(Musings
On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on Iran-Iraq War)
(Musings
On Iraq interview with author Tom Cooper on Iran-Iraq War)
(Musings
On Iraq book review The Iran-Iraq War
1980-1988)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Iran-Iraq War,
The Lion of Babylon, 1980-1988)
(Musings
On Iraq book review The Iran-Iraq War)
1997 PUK and KDP agreed to US brokered ceasefire in civil
war Clashes continued
(Musings
On Iraq book review of The Kurds, A
Modern History)
2001 2nd CIA report on story that Iraq tried to
buy uranium from Niger Said Iraq didn’t have
facilities to process uranium
(Musings
On Iraq article on Iraq-Niger uranium story)
(Musings
On Iraq Review Hubris, The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, And The
Selling Of The Iraq War)
2001 Wall St Journal OpEd by ex-CIA Dir Woolsey said Iraq behind
9/11
2002 Sec Def Rumsfeld told Under Sec of Def Feith to create
postwar planning office for Iraq Cancelled few
days later Cancellation came from
White House that didn’t want postwar planning because could derail invasion
(Musings
On Iraq article on Part I Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction
Hard Lessons Planning for Postwar
Iraq September 2001 to May 2003)
(Musings
On Iraq article on Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Hard Lessons Chapter 3 The Department of
Defense Takes Charge)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Leap of Faith,
Hubris Negligence, and America’s Greatest Foreign Policy
Tragedy)
2006 ISI held march in Ramadi to declare its Islamic state
and mark its new name
2006 CENTCOM briefing said Iraq heading towards chaos
Increased sectarian violence despite U.S.
security plan
2011 Exxon signed oil and gas deal with KRG marking 1st
major energy company to enter region
(Musings
On Iraq article on Exxon-KRG deal)
2017 KRG Election Comm said it stopped preparations for
presidential and parliamentary elections
because no candidates
(Musings
On Iraq In Face Of Referendum Fallout Kurdish Ruling Parties Decide To Hold
Onto Power)
2017 UN warned Election Comm that choosing electronic voting
system would undermine trust in
voting
2018 Out going Oil Minister Luabi transferred 9 state oil
companies to new Iraq National Oil Company that
he headed PM Designate Mahdi warned
that his govt would cancel any orders it felt illegal
(Musings
On Iraq article on transferring state oil companies to Iraq National Oil
Company)
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